NFT bull Steve Aoki sells his SHIB, ETH, and PEPE. His Bored Apes are down 88%.

The DJ who told CoinDesk in 2021 that NFTs would be "part of culture" within five years is quietly exiting crypto. What to know : Nearly five years after predicting NFTs would become part of mainstream culture, DJ and producer Steve Aoki is liquidating most of his crypto holdings and moving funds to Gemini. Aoki's remaining seven Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, purchased for more than $800,000 during the 2021 boom, are now worth about $97,000 in total, reflecting an 88% decline in value. His NFT-backed TV project "Dominion X" briefly sold out but failed to reach broadcast, mirroring a broader NFT market slump in which Bored Ape prices have collapsed and recent crypto bull markets have largely bypassed NFTs.